"Dr. Watson, Mr. Sherlock Holmes," said Stamford, introducing us.
"How are you?" he said cordially, gripping my hand with a strength
for which I should hardly have given him credit. "You have been in
Afghanistan, I perceive." "How on earth did you know that?" I asked
in astonishment. "Never mind," said he, chuckling to himself. At
that first sight of Watson, Sherlock Holmes made brilliant
deductions. But even he couldn't know that their meeting was
inaugurating a friendship that would make himself and the good
Doctor cultural icons, as popular as ever more than a century after
their 1887 debut. Through four novels and fifty-six stories, Arthur
Conan Doyle led the pair through dramatic adventures that continue
to thrill readers today, offering an unmatched combination of
skillful plotting, period detail, humor, and distinctive
characters. For a Holmes fan, there are few pleasures comparable to
returning to his richly imagined world--the gaslit streets of
Victorian London, the companionable clutter of 221B Baker Street,
the reliable fuddlement (and nerves of steel) of Watson, the
perverse genius of Holmes himself. It's all there in The Daily
Sherlock Holmes, the perfect bedside companion for fans of the
world's only consulting detective. Within these pages readers will
find a quotation for every day of the year, drawn from across the
Conan Doyle canon. Beloved characters and familiar lines recall
favorite stories and scenes, while other passages remind us that
Conan Doyle had a way with description and a ready wit. Moriarty
and Mycroft, Lestrade and Mrs. Hudson; the Hound, the Red-Headed
League, the Speckled Band, and the dread Reichenbach Falls--it's
all here, anchored, of course, in that unforgettable duo of Holmes
and Watson. No book published this year will bring a Holmes fan
more pleasure. Come, readers. The game is afoot.
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